Card deck holder



April 1933. J. HEUSSER ET AL CARD DECK HOLDER Filed Nov. 50, 1.931

awve'wbow JuZz'us 162 213381 lesZe1" JZAQreen Patented Apr. 11, 1 933UITED STATE PATENT ()FFKIE CARD DECK HOLDER Application filed November30, 1931.

The invention aims to provide a new and improved holder for two decks ofplaying cards, said holder being of such construction that the cardstherein will be held flat 5 and in orderly manner and readily accessiblefor easy removal.

A further object is to provide a novel con struction which not onlyfacilitates removal of either deck of the cards from the container,

but also assists in guiding the cards into the container.

A still further aim is to provide a device of the class described whichmay be easily and inexpensively manufactured and hence sold at smallcost.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplishedby reference to the accompanying rawing.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a card holder constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the holder shownin Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a different construction.

In the drawing above briefly described, a container 0 is shown,embodying a flat hottom 5, two upwardly diverging side walls 6 andtwoparallel end walls 7. In their upper ends, the side walls 6 areprovided with thumb notches 8, and at their upper ends, the end walls7are provided with central up- 5 ward projections 9 which extend to agreater height than the side walls 6. In Figs. 1 and 2, a centralhorizontal bar 10 extends between and is rigidly supported by theprojecting wall portions 9, the latter preferably having openings 11 inwhich said bar is snugly received. An arched spring metal partitionplate 12 is carried by the bar 10 and divides the container G into twopockets 13 for decks of cards 14:. The crown 15 of the plate 12 snuglystraddles the bar 10 and is secured tothe latter in any desired manner,for instance by screws 16 whose heads may be countersunk. The two legsof the plate 12 have their edges free of contact with the end walls 7,and the lower ends of said legs are Serial No. 578,132.

spaced slightly above the bottom 5, and are inwardly curved at 1'? toprevent injuring the cards 14. From these ends 17 to pointssubstantially opposite the lower ends of the notches 8, the legs of theplate 12 are fiat and lie parallel with the side walls 6, when the carddecks 1 1 are in position, whereby said legs act as springs to firmlyyet yieldably hold the cards in orderly fashion, preventing' said cardsfrom becoming curled or broken. From the points (Fig. 2) 18 to the upperextremity of the plate 12, the legs of the latter are curved inwardlyand converge upwardly, as shown at 19. These formations coact with thethumb notches 8 in allowing the upper ends of the card decks to bereadily grasped when either or both of the decks are to be removed fromthe container. Moreover, the formations 19 serve to effectively guidethe decks into the pockets 13 when placing 79 the cards back in thecontainer.

In'Fig. 3,-a partition 12 is formed integrally with the end walls andthe bottom of the container C, the transverse outline of this partition12 being the same as the normal outline of the arched partition plate12, so that the cards will be snugly and orderly held in the pockets,will be effectively guided into said pockets, and will be readilyaccessible for removal when desired. 89 It will be seen from theforegoing that a novel and advantageous article has been provided forattaining the objects of the invenvention. While preferred details havebeen disclosed, it is to be understood that minor 55 variations may bemade, and it is to be further understood that we are not restricted toany particular material or materials in constructing the device. Weprefer however, that the container in Figs. 1 and 2 be of 90 metallicconstruction, that the bar 10 be also of metal, and that spring metal beemployed for the arched partition plate 12. In constructing the deviceof Fig. 3 however, we prefer that glass, porcelain, earthenware or thelike be used. Either form of the device may be appropriately ornamentedin a manner forming no part of the present invention, and will producean attractive and desirable article for the card player.

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What is claimed is 1. A holder for two decks of playing cards,comprising an open-topped container having two opposed side walls andtwo opposed parallel end walls, said side walls having thumb notches intheir upper edges, and a vertical partition centrally disposed betweensaid side walls, projecting above the latter and dividing said containerinto two pockets for card decks, said partition having side portionsopposite said side walls and extending from the lower end of thepartition to points substantially opposite the lower ends of said thumbnotches, the side portions of said partition above said points'beingcurved inwardly and converging upwardly to the upper end of thepartition, said notches and inwardly curved portionsallowing'easy-gripping of the decks of cards when removing them fromsaid pockets, said inwardly curved portions alsoserving to guide thecard decks into the pockets.

2. A holder for two decks of playing cards, comprising an open-toppedcontainer having two opposed side walls and two opposed parallel endwalls, a horizontal bar extending between and rigidly supported by I theupper ends of said end walls, said bar being centrally located betweensaid side walls, and an arched resilient partition plate whose crownportion straddles and is secured to said bar, the legs of said arched:plate constituting springs for yieldably holding decks of cards betweenthemselves and said side walls.

3. A holder for two decks of playing cards, comprising an open toppedcontainer having two opposed side walls and two opposed parallel endwalls, a horizontal bar extending between and rigidly supported by theupper ends of said end walls, said bar being centrally located betweensaid side walls, and an arched resilient partition plate whose crownportion straddles and is secured to said bar, the legs of said archedplate having flat portions extending from points slightly above thecontainer bottom to points near the upper ends of the legs, the portionsof said legs between the latter points and the upper extremity of thearched plate being curved inwardly, converging upwardly and lyingiatopposite sides of said bar, said inwardly curved leg portions serving toguide the card decks into the container and allowing easy gripping ofsaid decks when they are to be removed from the container.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signa- JULIUS HEUSSER. LESTER TULGREN.

